02477cam a2200433 i 4500 1440757140 TxAuBib 20240718120000.0 230923s2024||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9781324035305 hardcover 1324035307 hardcover (OCoLC)1398568234 TxAuBib rda Parédez, Deborah, 1970-, author. American diva : extraordinary, unruly, fabulous / Deborah Paredez. First edition. New York, NY : W.W. Norton & Company, [2024] ©2024. x, 239 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier sti rdacontent rdamedia rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-232) and index. Introduction: Vikki Carr's voice -- Diva definitions : Me and Ms. (Grace) Jones -- Diva style : Tía Lucia, Prima Prima Donna -- Diva movidas : Rita and Anita -- Diva comeback : Tina and the river -- Diva monstrosity : Divine and Jaime -- Diva feminism : Aretha and the rest -- Diva relations : Celia and La India -- Diva girls : Venus and Serena -- Diva revivals : Me and Ms. (Jomama) Jones -- Diva portals : Nona and Patti and Sarah and all the space children -- Epilogue: Lucia's last act. "What does it mean to be a 'diva'? A shifting, increasingly loaded term, it has been used to both deride and celebrate charismatic and unapologetically fierce performers like Aretha Franklin, Divine, and the women of Labelle. In this brilliant, powerful blend of incisive criticism and electric memoir, Deborah Paredez--scholar, cultural critic, and lifelong diva devotee--unravels our enduring fascination with these icons and explores how divas have challenged American ideas about feminism, performance, and freedom"--Dust jacket flap. 20240718. WorldShare provided record. Parédez, Deborah, 1970- Celebrities in popular culture. Women entertainers United States. Entertainers United States. Women United States Social conditions. Women in mass media. Feminism Social aspects United States. TXKIP